Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the interim government is an outcome of unity and laid emphasis on maintaining the unity to take the nation towards its desired goals.
“We (interim govt) were born amid unity and unity is our strength,” he said, recalling that the government was born and created through unity.
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Speaking at the all-party conference over the proposed “July Proclamation” at the Foreign Service Academy, Dr Yunus said they feel a bit weak when they work alone and see no one is beside them.
“And when you all sit together, we get courage in mind that we remain united," he said while delivering his opening speech at a meeting with political parties.
Leaders of all political parties and forces involved in the July mass uprising, including BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefajat-e-Islam, Ganatantra Mancha, the Anti-Discrimination Movement, and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, attended the meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Dr Yuns.
Mentioning that the government gets rejuvenated through unity, Prof Yunus said one day, the students of the July revolution came to him and told him that they would make a declaration - the July Proclamation.
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"I tried to understand what proclamation they are going to make. I told them that it would not happen," he said, adding that he advised the students to make the proclamation involving all stakeholders of the July revolution.
The aim of the meeting was to finalise the ‘July Proclamation’ through a consensus.
Dr Yunus said the nation remained united, he pledged that he would maintain the unity as long as his interim government would remain in power. "We must go on this path. Give us this courage. Today, I feel courage by sitting with you again."
Dr Yunus said if the ‘July Proclamation’ could be declared through unity, it would be good for the country and become good internationally too, showing the country’s people and the world that the unity of the nation remains solid.
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said all political parties have reached a consensus about an inclusive “July Declaration” recognising the contributions of all parties and forces that participated in the recent mass uprising.
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Briefing reporters after the meeting in front of the Foreign Service Academy on Thursday, he also said a work plan would be chalked out soon regarding the formation of the July Declaration based on consensus.
“A consensus has been reached on the formulation of a declaration for the July mass uprising in the meeting. Everyone agreed that such a declaration is necessary, but many suggestions have been given in this regard,” the adviser said.